California NAACP seeks to remove 'The Star-Spangled Banner' as anthem, supports Kaepernick

Tom Schad, USA TODAY Sports Published 1:46 p.m. ET Nov. 9, 2017 | Updated 3:49 p.m. ET Nov. 9, 2017

The California chapter of the NAACP passed resolutions at its state conference last month that push for the removal of The Star-Spangled Banner as the national anthem and aim to help former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick sign with another NFL team, as first reported by The Sacramento Bee.

The newspaper reported Tuesday that the group has started circulating copies of the resolutions among legislative offices in California and will seek support from state lawmakers when they return to the capitol in January.